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and some of them had a length of almost a couple of miles and were 
10—15 metres broad. The edges of these hard snowstreaks were sharply 
defined and quite straight, so that the streaks had the same marked 
appearance as a road through a field. 
We made a distance of 19.2 miles with 25 metres decline. Total 
elevation above sea-level 855 metres. 
The strength of our dogs had failed considerably of late, in spite 
of the fact that we gave them a daily ration of a little more than half 
a kilo of pemmican. They were all very listless, panted very much 
with the slightest exertion, and could hardly even rouse themselves to 
take an interest in their food. We too were very shortwinded and got 
out of breath even with so small an exertion as to whip a dog; also 
we had headaches and did not feel at all well. The altitude in which 
we have been of late might of course account for some of this, but it 
did not seem enough to explain the general weakness of men as well 
аз dogs. 
May Sth. The weather was comparatively fine all day; at first it 
was calm, but in the afternoon a westerly wind sprang up, increasing 
as the day wore on, and at the same time hauling more to the SW. 
There was a decided decline all day, and the surface being quite 
smooth and covered with a rather hard layer of snow, we made good 
progress, the best so far while on the Inlandice. All day we had the 
above-mentioned long, parrallel streaks of hard snow, and we noticed 
no crevasses at all in the ice. 
We could see a long 200—300 metres high ice-ridge about 10 miles 
to the west of our course, almost parrallel with it and extending, as far 
as we could see, all the way to the land around the bottom of the Dan- 
mark’s Fjord. The side of the hill seemed very steep, but its top, being 
our horizon was quite level and apparently not broken up by crevasses, 
as was the case with the similar ice-ridges to the north of Dronning 
Louise’s Land. 
There was a very great refraction all day, which disturbed the 
appearance of the land so much that it was impossible to determine 
its outlines even at rather close quarters, and it was not till about 6 p. т. 
that it became possible to see anything plainly and to take an observation. 
Covered a distance of 18.7 miles with a decline of 55 metres. Total 
elevation above sea-level 800 metres. 
May 9th. There was rather a strong wind from the west all day 
long, but we were able to travel, as the temperature had risen much, 
since we began to be nearer land. A latitude was taken before leaving 
camp, and it gave our position as Lat. 80°04’8 №. Long. 26°51’ W. 
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The decline was very marked, and we made good progress, parti- 
cularly as the sail could now be used. The snow was a little softer to-day 
than it had been for some time, and the hard streaks or roads had entirely 
